Create a Port Forward for Hamachi in your Router

When you use Hamachi you might need to forward some ports in your router. The purpose of forwarding ports is to make a direct connection from the internet to Hamachi.

By default routers do not allow incoming network requests. By forwarding ports you can work around this limitation.

To the best of our knowledge, Hamachi uses a random port by default. So to forward ports for Hamachi, you first need to configure it with a static port. Here is how to do that:

• Open Hamachi and click on System, then Preferences, and finally Settings.
• If you are not already in the Advanced view, click the Advanced Settings link to go there now.
• Enter the port you want Hamachi to use into the short Local TCP Address and short Local UDP Address boxes.

• You can enter a different port for each, but we recommend they be the same to keep things simple.
• Leave the longer box itself empty, unless you fully understand its purpose.

• Save things, and restart Hamachi to enable your changes.

Need help picking a port number?

Not a problem. Here's a random port number you can use:

Get a New Random Port

Now that Hamachi has been configured with your chosen ports, you can go ahead and forward those same ports in your router.

In addition to the above ports, you'll also need to know:

• Your router's internal IP address.
• Your computer's IP address.

Use a VPN Instead

Have you considered using a VPN instead of forwarding a port? For most users, a VPN is a much simpler and more secure choice than forwarding a port.

We use and recommend NordVPN because not only is it the fastest VPN, it includes a new feature called Meshnet that makes forwarding a port no longer necessary for most applications. With NordVPN Meshnet, you can connect to your devices from anywhere in the world, completely secure, over a highly encrypted VPN tunnel.

When shopping for a VPN, make sure that they meet the following criteria:

• Your VPN provider should have a no-logs policy. This means that they do not keep any logs of any kind.
• Make sure that your VPN provider has lots of exit nodes all around the world.
• Check that your VPN will not affect your speed.
• Verify that your VPN provider uses WireGuard as the underlying protocol.
• Many people prefer a VPN provider that is not based in the United States.

This is the list of requirements that we used when we were shopping around for a VPN provider. There are lots of free, shady VPN providers out there that we looked at and dismissed.

Based in Panama, using diskless servers, and with over 6,100 servers in 61 countries, we can safely say that NordVPN satisfies all of these requirements.

Once you've set up your NordVPN account on multiple computers and enabled Meshnet, you can seamlessly access all of your devices as if they were on the same network. You don't even have to log in to your router. It's very simple.

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You can run our free Router Detector software to locate your router's IP address. It is part of our Network Utilities suite of tools and is free for you to use it.

We have a guide you can follow Find Your Router IP Address if you don't want to run the software.

A smart way to forward your ports is to use Network Utilities. With Network Utilities, you can easily forward ports and also un-forward ports quickly so that you can keep your network up to date with the ports that you need forwarded and maximize your network security.

You can also choose to set up port forwards manually. The process for forwarding a port is:

• Log in to your router.
• Look for the port forwarding section in your router.
• Type the IP address of your computer into the correct box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for Hamachi in the corresponding boxes in your router.

Frequently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

You can choose your router from our list to see exactly how to forward ports for Hamachi:

List of Routers - Customized for Hamachi

Here is a list of the ports that need to be forwarded for Hamachi:

Hamachi - PC

• TCP: User configured
• UDP: User configured

That's all it takes to forward your ports for Hamachi.

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